sweet tooth noun4 •A liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets.He eats a healthy diet most of the time, but has a sweet tooth when it comes to candy. •A preference, especially for a kind of food.the python has a sweet tooth for rats and mice and the sweet tooth of this particular snake is on edge for a square meal. — 1913 •Someone with a liking for sweet foods. •An edible fungus of species Hydnum repandum. formssweet tooths